Thursday, May 20, 2010

Is Free Dining the Best Disney Deal Around?

Disney offers new and different resort promotions on an almost continual basis throughout the year. One of the most popular is the "Free Dining" offer usually available late summer into early fall. Everyone waits in great anticipation for this package to appear (who can resist free food!) not realizing that it probably saves you the least amount of money of any of Disney's offers.

The "Late Summer Room Offer" available for the same dates of August 15th through October 2nd is a much better deal. For instance, a family of four with two adults and two children on the "Free Dining" offer would pay $3433 for a garden view room at the Grand Floridian with a 5-day park hopping ticket and the free Magic Your Way dining plan. That same family on the "Late Summer Room Offer" in a Grand Floridian garden view room and adding on a 5-day park hopping ticket and the Magic Your Way Dining would only pay $3050 for a $383 savings.

This is why it's an excellent idea to utilize the services of a Disney specialist travel agent like myself (or one of the many other excellent agents out there) to plan your vacation. Besides saving you money, a good Disney specialist will have first-hand knowledge at their fingertips and offer complete itinerary planning, allowing you to sit back and just enjoy.